Putin Meets Released Russian-Israeli Captive Held in Gaza, Says Ties With Palestinians Helped and Thanks Hamas

Moscow (Quds News Network)- Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday with a Russian-Israeli captive recently released from Gaza, stating that Moscow’s longstanding ties with the Palestinians helped secure his release. He also expressed “a word of gratitude” to Hamas for what he called a “humanitarian act”.

“The fact that you are now free is a result of Russia’s many years of stable relations with the Palestinian people, with the representatives of different…